Global Government on the Heels of Global Trade?

By ROBERT STARK

In a recent New York Times op-ed, “Present at the Trade Wars,” former CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and prominent advocate for globalism David Rockefeller criticizes President Obama’s imposition of a steep tariff on auto tires made in China, which may spark a trade war. He puts the blame on unions, environmentalists, and cable television pundits.

While America is not in the position to start trade wars, due to our massive debt to China, what really bothers Rockefeller is economic nationalism since he is a committed globalist. Rockefeller not only opposes Obama’s new tariff’s but goes on to say that “President Obama should also urge Congress to pass free-trade agreements with Panama, South Korea and Colombia that would truly open those markets to our products. He should also ask Congress to renew “fast track” authority for Ron Kirk, the United States trade representative. This would signal our strong commitment to fair and equitable international trade, as well as our willingness to act quickly on future agreements.”

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By NANCY MORGAN

In the summer of 2008, then presidential candidate Barack Obama delivered  an historic campaign speech in Germany. With the Berlin Wall as a back drop, Obama proudly informed the masses that he was not there as a candidate, but as “…a fellow citizen of the world.”

The crowd went crazy, and the world rejoiced. Finally, the United States was ready to join the community of man.

In what former U.S. ambassador to the UN John Bolton calls our first post-American President, Obama has bestowed instant cachet on the growing ranks of Americans who revel in the thought of being the first in their own social set to be considered cutting edge “citizens of the world.” Especially since joining this community of global citizens confers upon them automatic (albeit, unearned) virtue, along with instant and unassailable moral stature.

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